FaultScore

FaultScore report

2005 Mercedes Benz E500 problems

Owners have filed 168 complaints about the 2005 Mercedes Benz E500 with NHTSA between 2004 and 2025. The largest single group is the fuel & propulsion. Across this model's run it ranks 1 of 4 worst.

C

FaultScore 42/100

Higher is worse. Measured against the other years of the Mercedes Benz E500.

How this is worked out

The numbers

168

Complaints

4

Crashes reported

0

Fires reported

4

Injuries reported

100,051 mi

Median mileage at failure

Half of reported failures happened before this

9%

Failed under 36,000 miles

Inside a typical bumper-to-bumper warranty

What kind of bad

The letter says how bad. This says what kind — whether this year drew an unusual number of complaints, unusually dangerous ones, or failures that arrived unusually early.

Complaint volume 62 vs 50 Severity 25 vs 50 Early failure 16 vs 50
The dashed ring is 50 — the national norm. Further out is worse.
Complaint volume — 62
Against the median year of the Mercedes Benz E500. 50 means typical for this model; 100 means roughly double.
Severity — 25
4.8% of these complaints involved a crash, fire, injury or death, against a national rate of 9.7%.
Early failure — 16
9% of failures with a mileage on record happened under 36,000 miles, against a national rate of 29%.

How 2005 compares with every other Mercedes Benz E500

Click any bar to open that year's report.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks on a 2005 Mercedes Benz E500

Every complaint is filed against a part. Follow any row for the complaints about that part alone.

Median failure at 95,000 miles

Brakes 38 22.6%

1 crashes, 0 fires · median 105,610 mi

Suspension 10 6.0%

Median failure at 120,000 miles

Engine & Cooling 9 5.4%

Median failure at 113,490 miles

Electrical System 7 4.2%

Median failure at 111,551 miles

Airbags 6 3.6%

1 crashes, 0 fires · median 77,100 mi

Transmission & Drivetrain 6 3.6%

Median failure at 66,422 miles

Acceleration & Cruise Control 4 2.4%

2 crashes, 0 fires · median 39,097 mi

Other & Unspecified 3 1.8%

Median failure at 7 miles

Seat Belts 2 1.2%

Median failure at 50,063 miles

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 2 1.2%

Median failure at 137,490 miles

Equipment & Accessories 1 0.6%

Median failure at 104,981 miles

Seats 1 0.6%

Median failure at 50,000 miles

Tires 1 0.6%

Median failure at 7,500 miles

When it fails

Odometer readings owners gave when they filed. About half of all complaints include one.

Under 1,000 miles 6 4.1%
1,000 – 9,999 miles 5 3.4%
10,000 – 24,999 miles 1 0.7%
25,000 – 49,999 miles 12 8.1%
50,000 – 74,999 miles 23 15.5%
75,000 – 99,999 miles 26 17.6%
100,000 – 149,999 miles 57 38.5%
150,000+ miles 18 12.2%

When owners complained

A spike years after the car went on sale usually means a part wearing out on schedule across the whole fleet — the kind of pattern no single owner can see from inside their own car.

Dec 2004 peak 7 Dec 2025

NHTSA investigations into the 2005 Mercedes Benz E500

An investigation is the step before a recall: the agency has seen enough complaints to look into a pattern itself. An open one means it thinks something may be wrong and nothing has been fixed yet.

EA13003 Opened 15 Mar 2013 Closed 19 Dec 2014 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP

Fuel Leakage From The Fuel Tank

The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened this investigation on January 23, 2012 as PE12-001 based on 20 consumer reports in model year (MY) 2003-2006 E55 AMG vehicles.Based on new reports in other E-Class vehicles, ODI upgraded the investigation to Engineering Analysis (EA) 13-003 on March 15, 2013, and expanded the scope to all E-Class vehicles through MY 2008.The complainants alleged a strong odor of gasoline fuel both inside and outside of their vehicle, particularly after refilling the fuel tank.Many of the complainants noted that the odor subsided or went away after driving some d...

PE10017 Opened 14 May 2010 Closed 24 Nov 2010 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

Driver Air Bag Circuit High Resistance

Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) has reported a high number of warranty claims for air bag warning lamp illumination due to a diagnostic fault code 9103 or 9123 indicating a high resistance in the driver's frontal air bag firing circuit.MBUSA's testing and evaluation have shown that this condition is the result of a faulty connector (specifically, improper wire crimp) but that it will not prevent proper deployment of the driver's frontal air bag.The faulty connector can cause the air bag circuit resistance levels to exceed the threshold that illuminates the air bag warning lamp, but they do not excee...

Recalls on the 2005 Mercedes Benz E500

A complaint is one owner's allegation. A recall is the point at which the manufacturer or a regulator agreed the defect is real and dangerous enough to fix for free — however old the car is.

United States — NHTSA

24V874000

VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY

Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2001-2011 C-Class, CLK, E-Class, and CLS vehicles. Please see the recall report for a complete list of models and model years. The glass sunroof panel may not be properly secured and can detach.

Risk: A detached sunroof panel can become a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash.

22V954000

VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY

Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2001-2011 C-Class, CLK, E-Class, and CLS vehicles. Please refer to MBUSA's recall report for specific vehicle model details. The glass sunroof panel may not be properly secured and may detach.

Risk: A detached sunroof panel may become a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash.

19V918000

VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY

Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2001-2011 vehicles. The bonding between the glass panel and the sliding roof frame may deteriorate, possibly resulting in the glass panel detaching from the vehicle. For a full list of the affected models visit: https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2019/RMISC-19V918-4126.pdf

Risk: A detached glass panel can separate from the vehicle and become a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash.

Recalls cover specific build ranges, so check your own vehicle by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls or, in Canada, Transport Canada.

Complaints that involved harm

Reports where the owner recorded a crash, a fire, an injury or a death.

Adamsville, AL 1 injured

AIR BAGS

Had a minor accident no airbags deployed sitting in car I don’t know a month later something around that sitting in car key not in the ignition sitting in the driver seat when all of a sudden a big bang happened and blue out both side airbag by the sunroof sunroof. Was very loud and knocked my head sideways. Nothing had touch the car car hadn’t been hit car was sitting in the driveway with no ignition running no key in the ignition.

NHTSA complaint #11509076 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 180,000 miles Adamsville, AL Crash 1 injured

SERVICE BRAKES

Per incident was back glass detached from window and broke all over the road and on the back of my car while driving. 2: Sbcc pump goes in and out admittedly and type of a no brake issue at all hard as a rock will not move car only has 180,000 miles on it and it’s been doing that since 140,000 miles Which did cause me to get in a minor accident on the right side of the car the passenger side where now I’ve had to replace a fender and still have problems because of it

NHTSA complaint #11509075 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 50,000 miles Brooklyn, NY Crash

AIR BAGS

AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT/INFLATION IMPACT INJURES PASSENGER, CAUSING LESION AND BURN. AT A SCHOOL OP SIGN INTERSECTION, MY VEHICAL WAS HIT ON THE DRIVER SIDE (T-BONE), BETWEEN THE FENDER AND THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR, ALL THE SIDE AIRBAGS ON THE LEFT WAS DEPLOYED, THE IMPACT OF THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT SEVERELY INJURED MY 9 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER.

NHTSA complaint #11006335 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 93,000 miles Richfield, WI 1 injured

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

THE FUEL TANK, PUMP AND SENDER STARTED LEAKING. FUEL HAD POOLED ON TOP OF SENDER UNIT. THIS MADE MY DAUGHTER IN THE BACK SEAT SO ILL WE HAD TO TAKE HER TO URGENT CARE. I CALLED A DEALER. BOUGHT "IMPROVED SEALS FOR THE SENDER AND PUMP. THE PROBLEM IS NOT GONE. NOW THE DEALER IS TELLING ME IT COULD BE $1500-$2500 TO REPLACE THE TANK AND SENDER/PUMP. IT IS UNREAL THAT A POTENTIALLY LETHAL FUEL LEAK IS WIDELY KNOWN ABOUT ALL THE 2003-2008 E CLASS MERCEDES AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE. DOES SOMEBODY HAVE TO BURN TO DEATH IN A FIERY CRASH BEFORE MERCEDES OR THE NHTSA GETS SERIOUS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. THE CAR HAS HAD TO BE PARKED. I AM STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON IT AND HAVE TO GO BUY ANOTHER CAR THAT IS NOT A ROLLING FUEL EXPLOSION WAITING TO HAPPEN. I AM BEGGING THE NHTSA FOR THE SAFETY OF HUNDREDS OF THOUSAND E CLASS OWNERS TO HAVE MERCEDES RECALL THESE CARS.

NHTSA complaint #10505986 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 1,000 miles Oakland, CA Crash

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

DT: 2005 MERCEDES-BENZ E500. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. WHEN THIS HAPPENED IT RAN INTO A WALL. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED THE CONSUMER'S FOOT MUST HAVE BEEN ON THE ACCELERATOR, NOT THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE RAN NORMALLY PRIOR TO THIS PROBLEM. NOTHING WAS REPLACED FOR THIS PROBLEM, JUST THE BODY PARTS. NO ONE INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT TAKEN. THIS WAS THE ONLY TIME THIS HAPPENED WITH THE VEHICLE.*AK

NHTSA complaint #10134196 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 1,350 miles Scottsdale, AZ Crash 1 injured

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

CONSUMER STATED 2005 E-500 MERCEDES-BENZ DID NOT STOP AND JUMPED OFF CURB AND CRASHED. *BF THE VEHICLE JUMPED THE CURB AND CRASHED INTO A GLASS DOOR OF A DENTIST OFFICE AND SIDE SWIPED ANOTHER VEHICLE. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED IRREGULAR SPEED. THE CONSUMERS FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKES THE ENTIRE TIME. MERCEDES FOUND NO PROBLEM. REFER TO ODI# 10115643.

NHTSA complaint #10113529 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

The most recent complaints

In the owners' own words, exactly as filed with NHTSA.

Wayne, NJ

SERVICE BRAKES

This is not about an accident. It's about the vehicle's condition. Precisely, about the brake service warning. Red warning with beeping on dashboard saying I need to bring it to workshop for service. My wife was driving this car when she felt something was wrong with the car and she brought it to her trustful mechanic for check up right away sameday That mechanic gave up to look any further suggesting a visit to MB dealer.

NHTSA complaint #11706335 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Lake Forest, CA

ENGINE

Car smells like gas. Constantly a couple machanic. Did some repairs. But there’s a small leak as well from a smoke test. Gas leaks in more than one area. Oil leaks everywhere. Evap leak didn’t pass smog. Then went to a smog station and repair. Check engine light back on again. I saw Mercedes had an extended warranty to avoid recalling several safety complaints. I got the car from a guy who never looked into recalls or extended warranty for these complaints. Please help me to get refunded what I payed so far with repairs on gas leaks. Also to repair the whole gas system. It is dangerously ongoing. I never got notified by Mercedes nor did the previous owner.

NHTSA complaint #11675235 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Lake Forest, CA

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

Car smells like gas. Constantly a couple machanic. Did some repairs. But there’s a small leak as well from a smoke test. Gas leaks in more than one area. Oil leaks everywhere. Evap leak didn’t pass smog. Then went to a smog station and repair. Check engine light back on again. I saw Mercedes had an extended warranty to avoid recalling several safety complaints. I got the car from a guy who never looked into recalls or extended warranty for these complaints. Please help me to get refunded what I payed so far with repairs on gas leaks. Also to repair the whole gas system. It is dangerously ongoing. I never got notified by Mercedes nor did the previous owner.

NHTSA complaint #11675235 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Lakeforest, CA

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

2005 e500 mercedes benz,after full tank of gas I filled. I noticed very strong gas inside my car and outside. It can catch on fired. cause cancer and lung issues.

NHTSA complaint #11590352 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Lakeforest, CA

SUSPENSION

2005 e500 mercedes benz,after full tank of gas I filled. I noticed very strong gas inside my car and outside. It can catch on fired. cause cancer and lung issues.

NHTSA complaint #11590352 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Lakeforest, CA

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

2005 e500 mercedes benz,after full tank of gas I filled. I noticed very strong gas inside my car and outside. It can catch on fired. cause cancer and lung issues.

NHTSA complaint #11590352 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 40,000 miles Glendale, CA

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

The contact owns a 2005 Mercedes-Benz E500. The contact stated that fuel was leaking from the fuel tank. There was an abnormal odor of fuel inside the vehicle. The contact refueled the vehicle and there was an abnormal odor of fuel outside of the vehicle. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact called the local dealer, who stated there was no warranty coverage. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted, but no assistance was provided. The approximate failure mileage was 40,000.

NHTSA complaint #11561329 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Adamsville, AL 1 injured

AIR BAGS

Had a minor accident no airbags deployed sitting in car I don’t know a month later something around that sitting in car key not in the ignition sitting in the driver seat when all of a sudden a big bang happened and blue out both side airbag by the sunroof sunroof. Was very loud and knocked my head sideways. Nothing had touch the car car hadn’t been hit car was sitting in the driveway with no ignition running no key in the ignition.

NHTSA complaint #11509076 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 180,000 miles Adamsville, AL Crash 1 injured

SERVICE BRAKES

Per incident was back glass detached from window and broke all over the road and on the back of my car while driving. 2: Sbcc pump goes in and out admittedly and type of a no brake issue at all hard as a rock will not move car only has 180,000 miles on it and it’s been doing that since 140,000 miles Which did cause me to get in a minor accident on the right side of the car the passenger side where now I’ve had to replace a fender and still have problems because of it

NHTSA complaint #11509075 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Poughkeepsie, NY

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Several times if the vehicle is not driven in a day or two the battery would be dead.I had to replace the battery twice in 2 years. I now receive a message (check battery) every time I start the vehicle. I bought a battery charger that I keep with me all the time. Once a month I put the vehicle on a battery charger, and if I’m not going to use it for a week or more,I put it on a trickle charger. I own 2 other vehicle and none of them need this type of treatment.

NHTSA complaint #11492804 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Poughkeepsie, NY

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Several times if the vehicle is not driven in a day or two the battery would be dead.I had to replace the battery twice in 2 years. I now receive a message (check battery) every time I start the vehicle. I bought a battery charger that I keep with me all the time. Once a month I put the vehicle on a battery charger, and if I’m not going to use it for a week or more,I put it on a trickle charger. I own 2 other vehicle and none of them need this type of treatment.

NHTSA complaint #11492804 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 156,000 miles Smithville, TX

POWER TRAIN

I was traveling at about 60mph and started to slow to turn off the highway. Suddenly a red brake warning light came on and it took tremendous pressure to slow the car down and I overshot the turn. Then the car had no power. I was 36 miles from my home. I limped at 5-20 mph to a friends house and had the car towed to my home. There was absolutely no warning of any kind of brake problem. The car was driving just fine before this happened. I believe it could have been a much worse situation had I been in any kind of traffic.

NHTSA complaint #11475607 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 156,000 miles Smithville, TX

ENGINE

I was traveling at about 60mph and started to slow to turn off the highway. Suddenly a red brake warning light came on and it took tremendous pressure to slow the car down and I overshot the turn. Then the car had no power. I was 36 miles from my home. I limped at 5-20 mph to a friends house and had the car towed to my home. There was absolutely no warning of any kind of brake problem. The car was driving just fine before this happened. I believe it could have been a much worse situation had I been in any kind of traffic.

NHTSA complaint #11475607 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 156,000 miles Smithville, TX

SERVICE BRAKES

I was traveling at about 60mph and started to slow to turn off the highway. Suddenly a red brake warning light came on and it took tremendous pressure to slow the car down and I overshot the turn. Then the car had no power. I was 36 miles from my home. I limped at 5-20 mph to a friends house and had the car towed to my home. There was absolutely no warning of any kind of brake problem. The car was driving just fine before this happened. I believe it could have been a much worse situation had I been in any kind of traffic.

NHTSA complaint #11475607 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Minneapolis, MN

SUSPENSION

I was sold this car and because I did not know what the red "STOP CAR TOO LOW WARNING" meant when I was driving it home, I was not only scammed by the used car dealership with no recourse, but I also was tricked into driving this car while it was not supposed to be driven for safety, per the manual of the vehicle. I will include a picture of the safety message from the manual where it states, "HIGH PRIORITY MESSAGES APPEAR IN THE MULTIFUNCTION DISPLAY IN RED COLOR". and the STOP CAR TOO LOW message states very specific safety instructions that a reasonable person could not know. I am filing this recall complaint because how the system operates. I was sold this car while the struts were faulty and had already developed a leak and because the car was currently running the AIR COMPRESSOR was able to keep up with the leak during the test drive because a slow leak will only go back down after an extended time period which I believe the dealer knew because he asked me how much I was trying to spend and all of a sudden he pulled my car out of their shop telling me they just got the car and haven't put it out yet. Please help me. When I parked the vehicle at a Golf course parking lot during the test drive I was with my uncle, I did look up mechanic shops but because the car dealership was located in Farmington, MN there was no place feasibly close enough for me to have the vehicle properly inspected. The issue is the ride of the vehicle on the air suspension was perfect so there was no way of me knowing the car was not supposed to be driven over 50 mph which you will see on the safety instructions, and the vehicle could have caused an accident because there was no way of me knowing the suspension being too low could cause the wheels to rub on the wheel well if the car is too low. I even added more radiator coolant the next day when I was driving the car and the STOP CAR TOO LOW WARNING came on again. Over $5000 in repairs that I had to do because of safety, please help me.

NHTSA complaint #11472853 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Honolulu, HI

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

The 2005 E500 W211 gas tank cracks leaking fuel sending unit and fuel pump. The odor of gas permeates the cabin, recall campaign number 2008-020001, and it’s extension information of 15 years dated Jan. 2015 signed by Ralph S. Fisher GM customer assistance center. The dealer in Hawai’i refuse to honor the recall warranty. It’s traveling a bomb.

NHTSA complaint #11462683 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 50,000 miles LOS Angeles, CA

SEATS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCEDES-BENZ E500. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL FUEL ODOR DETECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO EURO AUTO CENTER (5180 VENICE BLVD LOS ANGELES, CA 90019, (323) 938-9888) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR SEATS WERE SOAKED IN FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000. ## VIN PASSED ## MERCEDES-BENZ E500 2005 ##

NHTSA complaint #11404820 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 50,000 miles LOS Angeles, CA

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCEDES-BENZ E500. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL FUEL ODOR DETECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO EURO AUTO CENTER (5180 VENICE BLVD LOS ANGELES, CA 90019, (323) 938-9888) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR SEATS WERE SOAKED IN FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000. ## VIN PASSED ## MERCEDES-BENZ E500 2005 ##

NHTSA complaint #11404820 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 169,000 miles Culpeper, VA

SUSPENSION

I HAVE REPLACED THE SUSPENSION BEFORE AND NOW THE SUSPENSION LIGHT COMES BACK ON. THE CAR IS DOWN LOWER THAN NORMAL. THIS IS ALL THE TIME.

NHTSA complaint #11390452 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 800,000 miles LAS Vegas, NV

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

EMISSION SYSTEM HAS MULTIPLE ISSUES OVER TIME THAT CAUSE CHECK ENGINE LIGJT TO ENGAGE. PROBLEM S RANGE FROM, GAS CAP TO FUEL TANK PARTS TO VALVES TO CARBON CANISTER ISSUES. ALL ISSUES OCCUR WHEN VEHICLE IS STATIONARY AND IN MOTION. NO IMPACT.

NHTSA complaint #11353533 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 175,542 miles Lancaster, SC

SUSPENSION

I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 E500 4MATIC MERCEDES HIT A GIANT POT HOLE BUSTING MY LEFT PASSENGER RIM N WHEEL. SUSPENSION MALFUNCTION BEGIN BY THE CAR NOT RISING DUE TO A MALFUNCTION. REPORTED THE INCIDENT TO SCDOT ON 12/5/2019. MY CLAIM WAS DENIED. I RECEIVED A LETTER STATING THE POT HOLE WAS FIXED A D THEY WERE UNAWARE OF THE DAMAGED ROAD BECAUSE NO OTHER REPORTS WAS MADE ABOUT THE GIGANTIC POTHOLE.

NHTSA complaint #11321351 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 170,000 miles Powder Springs, GA

VISIBILITY/WIPER

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCEDES BENZ E500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER ENTERED THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE FROM THE SUNROOF. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WATER ENTERED THE SUNROOF, ROLLED DOWN THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR AND INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE BATTERY AND SERVICE ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE AUXILIARY BATTERY, THE REAR BATTERY, AND THE ALTERNATOR WERE REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT THEN RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V918000 (VISIBILITY). (RBM OF ATLANTA, INC. 7640 ROSWELL RD, ATLANTA, GA 30350) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA complaint #11310409 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Reseda, CA

SERVICE BRAKES

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCEDES-BENZ E500. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE BRAKES LOST POWER AND DID NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE 'STOP DRIVING THE VEHICLE' WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT USED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MERCEDES-BENZ OF ENCINO (888-280-0902, LOCATED AT 16721 VENTURA BLVD, ENCINO, CA 91436). THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE, BUT ASSURED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED A COUPLE OF TIMES AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO KEYES EUROPEAN MERCEDES-BENZ (818-574-5053, LOCATED AT 5400 VAN NUYS BLVD, SHERMAN OAKS, CA 91401) WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS RECOMMENDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HE WOULD BE CALLED BACK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE NOT PROVIDED.

NHTSA complaint #11289647 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 130,000 miles Orlando, FL

AIR BAGS

THE WARNING LIGHT INDICATING THAT THE AIRBAG MIGHT NOT DEPLOY IS ILLUMINATED. COULD THIS BE A MANUFRACTURING DEFECT?

NHTSA complaint #11197168 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Tarzana, CA

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

FUEL PUMP UNDER WARRANTY AND MERCEDES DEALER REFUSED TO REIMBURSE FOR REPAIR

NHTSA complaint #11195992 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.